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That defines a 2013 48-game regular season that wasn’t short on excitement nor playoff races, but now, with the dust settled, the quest for the Stanley Cup is underway. The Pittsburgh Penguins in the East and the Chicago Blackhawks in the West entered as the favorites, but will an unexpected team get hot at the right time — like last year’s Los Angeles Kings?

Buckle up for two months of the most entertaining hockey going. Click on the links below to visit each series page.